Last Week Alone: 32,322 Tons of Good and Gas Entered Gaza

Published on: February 2, 2012

In spite of what Israel receives from the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip on a near-daily basis which includes rocket fire, mortar shells and terrified citizens. Israel however, responds with thousands of trucks containing shipments of civilian goods and humanitarian aid.

Overall, 1,182 truckloads carrying 32,332 tons of civilian goods were unloaded at the crossings between January 22nd and January 28th. Israel strives to allow normal civilian life in Gaza and through mutual agreements and cooperation, has succeeded in substantially reducing the unemployment rate to 25%, the lowest rate in a decade; as reported by the Palestinian Authority’s Central Bureau of Statistics.